# NTSB SEA00WA130: Piper PA-24-260, N8804P, Chilko Lake, Canada, July 10, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 10, 2000, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Chilko Lake, Canada
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00WA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49682/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00WA130

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8804P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8804P-2000-10-27), registration cancelled 2000-10-27, S/N 24-4259 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-24-260
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gildow, William E.
- Departed: YAF4, TSUNIAH LAKE BC
- Destination: KFRI, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Wind: 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CYBL

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